We’ve talked about Iris, the home automation system from Lowes, before on the site but at CES 2013 Lowes was showing off tons of new home automation tech and also how they’re keeping it affordable.

You can plug their Smart Hub into your existing Internet connection at home and then start connecting sensors that talk to the hub to quickly and easily begin automating your home. One I really like are the Iris smart plugs that can turn off and on any outlet in your house through an app on your phone. Lowes makes tons of other sensors as well, including motion sensors and even smart smoke detectors!

Some cool new additions to the system I saw at CES included a water detector. If you’re worried about flooding in your basement, an aging furnace that you just don’t have the funds to replace, or any other areas of the home that could be prone to water damage you can set up a water detector to automatically get an alert or warning if water is detected. Not only will the Smart Hub warn you with a voice alert, but you can get a text message and an email as well to make sure you’re alerted to any potential problem as quickly as possible.

These are only just a few of the ways your can use the Iris system from Lowes to automate your home. For more ideas and to learn more about the system, be sure to watch the video above.